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Post by Man Alive! on Nov 19, 2007 17:06:51 GMT -5
Michael Symon makes his debut as an Iron Chef in Battle Thanksgiving in Kitchen Stadium. The entire holiday was the theme ingredient, and tensions were high on both sides of the kitchen. Several errors were made, but Iron Chef Symon emerged the victor, edging out the challenger by 8 points.
My thoughts:
1) I hope the new graphics are permanent. ICA was long due for a graphics update. The new colored logo and commercial bumpers were nice, as were the new timer and guest "side bars."
2) The use of some of The Next Iron Chef's music was a nice touch. It adds some variety to the show's soundtrack.
3) Less time was allotted for cooking, and judgment was split between a commercial break. I didn't like this change too much. Only 30 minutes of cooking for an hour battle? Judgment isn't interesting enough to take up the rest of the show.
4) The "coming up next" segments were a nice touch.
As far as the battle goes, it could have gone either way, although the judges clearly preferred the Iron Chef's dishes. The undercooked meat and spilled drink really could have been major setbacks, but the mistakes were handled nicely on both sides of the kitchen.
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Post by missteetheironchef on Nov 19, 2007 17:16:19 GMT -5
Yeah, I love the new looks of the show too.
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Post by herringchoker on Nov 19, 2007 19:17:19 GMT -5
I think you summed up the battle nicely, MA. I thought the score would be closer, but I don't mind being wrong on that. ;D
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Post by Arrianna on Nov 19, 2007 20:29:39 GMT -5
That was a nice win for a first battle and Symon's food all looked sooooo good. The chairman appeared to be in heaven. Anyone else notice him wiping the drool from the corner of his mouth?
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Post by eiko on Nov 19, 2007 23:17:15 GMT -5
Very interesting and fun battle. Was that the new uniform? It doesn't look very much different. Noticed that Symon's picture replaced Batali's. I did not like that judges comments were put in the commercial bumps. Some clips of the cooking ahead, fine, but I didn't want to see pictures of the finished dishes or hear the judges talk about the food, even out of context, 10 minutes into the battle. That woman judge, forget her name, was great. I hope she comes back often. They seemed to have silenced Jeffrey quite a bit, this battle. I missed his acerbic comments and wit. Symon has course flow! WOOHOO!
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Post by Man Alive! on Nov 20, 2007 16:59:15 GMT -5
No, that was not the new uniform. Symon's color is black, so the trimming is black on his demim outfit, and it looks slightly different. The new uniforms come next season.
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Post by ironchefcanadian on Nov 20, 2007 17:38:39 GMT -5
Noticed that Symon's picture replaced Batali's. That's not surprising. The set has only room for three large mural portraits, and starting with the Cora eps they've rotated the pictures around, depending on which IC is battling (the battling IC will always be represented).
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Post by Man Alive! on Nov 21, 2007 14:12:27 GMT -5
Right. We really won't know if Batali is gone until they take him out of the opening introduction.
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